Ritter
derNounknight
English translations
- 01
knight
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein mittelalterlicher Krieger, der einem König oder Lehnsherrn diente.
- English meaning
- Knight
- Synonym
- Recke, Held
- German example
- Der Ritter kämpfte mutig für sein Königreich.
- English example
- The knight fought bravely for his kingdom.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Ritter
- Plural Form
- die Ritter
Related words
- Ritterlichkeit
Chivalry
- Rittertum
Chivalry
- Ritterschaft
Knighthood
- Ritterburg
Knight's castle
- Rittersitz
Knight's manor
- Rittergut
manor
- Ritterschlag
Knighthood
- ritterlich
Chivalrous
- Ritterstand
Knighthood
- Ritterorden
Order of knights
- ritterbürtig
Of noble birth, especially from a family with knightly status.
- Ritterrüstung
Knight's armor
- Rittersporn
Delphinium
- Rittersaal
Knights' hall, great hall
- Tempelritter
Knights Templar
- Raubritter
Robber knight
- Deutschordensritter
Teutonic Knight
- Kreuzritter
Crusader
- Grabesritter
A Knight of the Holy Sepulchre is a member of an ancient Christian chivalric order dedicated to the protection of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
- Glücksritter
Adventurer, fortune hunter
- zum Ritter schlagen
To knight means to ceremonially raise someone to the rank of knight, usually by a knighting blow with a sword.
- Branke
Leg
- Rüste
Armor
- Brünne
Mail shirt
- Halsberge
Gorget
- Streitkolben
Mace
- niederstoßen
To knock down, to reject
- tertiär
Tertiary
- drittrangig
Tertiary
- drittwichtigste
Third most important
- Mediation
Mediation
- Mittelalter
Middle Ages
- Ordnungszahl
An ordinal number indicates the position or order of an item in a sequence (e.g., first, second, third).
- Kürass
A protective armor for the upper body, consisting of a breastplate and backplate.
- Ordinalzahl
ordinal number
- Balgfrucht
Follicle
- Bratling
Vegetable patty, fritter
- Templer
Templar
- Schwertscheide
Scabbard
- Tierchen
creature, critter
- Avatar
Avatar
- Harnisch
Armor
- Langschwert
Longsword
- Tjost
Tjost is an archaic word for a knightly duel with lances, especially in the Middle Ages.
- Tartsche
Targe
- Plattner
Armorer
- Ordinale
Ordinal number
- Sallat
Sallet
Example sentences with “Ritter”
Der Ritter ritt auf seinem Pferd. (The knight rode on his horse.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the plural of 'Ritter'?
The plural of 'Ritter' is also 'Ritter'. It is a masculine noun (der Ritter) belonging to the declension group that doesn't change in the plural.